Our professional network
Our members are collaboratively trained professionals across Southern Sydney and nearby regions. You can contact any member directly to discuss whether collaborative practice may suit your family.
President of SSCP
Collaborative Family Lawyer / Coach
Shelby founded Divorce Done Differently after almost 20 years in family law, choosing to focus on mediation and collaborative practice. She is a nationally accredited mediator, Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, collaborative coach and parenting coordinator.
Vice President of SSCP
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Lynda is the founder of Transitus Legal and works across family law, estate planning and business succession. She holds a Master of Laws with majors in Wills & Estates and Family Law and has collaborative-practice qualifications in both fields.
Treasurer of SSCP
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Riccarda is a director of Solari & Stock, a Law Society Accredited Specialist in Family Law and a qualified collaborative lawyer. Practising in and around the Sutherland Shire since 1981, she leads the firm’s family law team with a strong focus on early dispute resolution.
SSCP Secretary
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Adam is an Accredited Specialist in Family Law and a trained collaborative family law solicitor. A member of Watkins Tapsell’s Family Law and Estates teams, he focuses on clear advice, efficient resolution and minimising conflict.
SSCP Committee Member
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Antonella founded Family Law Matters in 2002 and describes her role as helping families heal conflict through separation. Her practice centres on compassionate, constructive resolution, including collaborative divorce and negotiated outcomes outside court.
SSCP Committee Member
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Leona heads Southern Waters Legal’s family law team and is an Accredited Specialist and trained collaborative solicitor. She has practised family law in the Sutherland Shire since 2001 and prioritises negotiation and mediation before litigation.
SSCP Committee Member
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Stephanie is a Senior Associate practising across family and property law and is trained as a collaborative solicitor. Her broad experience helps her provide practical advice where family and property matters intersect, with a focus on efficient resolution.
Collaborative Financial Planner
Tanya founded Amplify Wealth to provide tailored financial advice to individuals, families, professionals and business owners. She holds a Master’s degree in Financial Planning and specialist accreditations in self-managed super funds, gearing strategies and aged-care advice.
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Donal is a director of MCW Lawyers, a Family Law Accredited Specialist and a qualified mediator trained in Collaborative Law. He advises across family law, estate litigation and complex financial disputes, with an emphasis on early resolution where possible.
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Pamela is Managing Partner at Willis & Bowring, an Accredited Specialist in Family Law and a nationally accredited mediator. A trained collaborative lawyer, she works across financial and parenting matters with a practical, empathetic and resolution-focused approach.
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Nicole is an Accredited Specialist with more than 25 years’ practice exclusively in family law. She is collaboratively trained and brings a multidisciplinary perspective to complex property, parenting and support matters.
Collaborative Financial Planner
Tim is a Senior Adviser at Tempus Wealth who helps families, retirees and professionals build financial plans for their short-, medium- and long-term goals. His approach combines empathy, investment expertise and technical financial knowledge.
Collaborative Family Lawyer / Mediator
Fiona founded FKG Law to provide family law services with a difference. She is a specialist family lawyer and nationally accredited mediator whose practice includes collaborative and other resolution-focused approaches.
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Veronica is a Senior Associate who has worked at Family Law Matters since 2018. With degrees in law and psychology, she uses collaborative practice and a child-focused approach across parenting, property and family-violence matters.
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Kendra is a Senior Associate, Accredited Specialist in Family Law and nationally accredited mediator. She completed collaborative and advanced collaborative training and advises on divorce, parenting, property, child support and financial agreements.
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Kate is the principal and creator of Marr Family Lawyers and an Accredited Specialist who has practised family law since 2008. She provides practical advice across complex property and parenting disputes and has completed collaborative practice training.
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Lisa is a principal of WMD Law and an Accredited Specialist in Family Law. Her economics and litigation background supports her work in complex property and parenting disputes, and she completed further studies to practise as a collaborative lawyer.
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Nicole is a Senior Associate and Accredited Specialist in Family Law. She has extensive experience as an Independent Children’s Lawyer and in complex parenting, care-and-protection and property matters.
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Nikita has practised exclusively in family law since her admission in 2017 and became an Accredited Specialist in 2024. She is collaboratively trained and works across complex property, parenting, relocation, child-support and financial-agreement matters.
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Chloe is a Senior Associate who practises exclusively in family law and is trained as a collaborative solicitor. She advises across parenting, property, divorce, child-support and financial-agreement matters, favouring negotiation and alternative dispute resolution where possible.
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Shweta has practised law since 2006 and family law exclusively since moving to New South Wales in 2010. She holds a Master of Applied Law in Family Law, is trained as an Independent Children’s Lawyer and has developed expertise in collaborative practice.
Collaborative Family Lawyer / Independent Children's Lawyer
Caitlin is a Senior Associate who practises exclusively in family law. She is collaboratively trained and a qualified Independent Children’s Lawyer, with experience across parenting, property, divorce, maintenance and child-support matters.
Collaborative Lawyer / Mediator
Jayne has more than 20 years’ legal experience in wills and estates, elder law and estate administration. She is an NMAS Accredited Mediator and has completed core and advanced Collaborative Practice training for wills, estates and elder law.
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Claudia is an Accredited Specialist with more than 20 years’ experience practising exclusively in family law. She is a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and collaboratively trained, with a focus on clear, empathetic advice and outcomes that minimise conflict.
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Madeline practises exclusively in family law and is trained as a Family Law Collaborative Solicitor. She advises on parenting, property, financial settlement, child-support and spouse-maintenance matters with a practical and empathetic approach.
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Emma works exclusively in family law and is trained as a Family Law Collaborative Solicitor. She focuses on helping clients reach amicable, cost-effective agreements and brings strong problem-solving and communication skills to difficult family transitions.
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Georgia is a family law solicitor with qualifications in law and psychology. She helps clients navigate family disputes with an approachable, detail-oriented and positive manner, drawing on her understanding of both legal and personal dynamics.
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Sophia practises exclusively in family law and is trained as a Family Law Collaborative Solicitor. Her earlier career across banking, finance and digital consulting supports practical, clear and compassionate guidance for people navigating separation.
